General George Washington: Lost New York City to the British; Led the Americans to victory in both the Battle of Trenton and the Battle of Princeton; First president of the United States; General of the Continental Army
John Adams: Made speeches about independence from Britain during the Second Continental Congress; convinced Congress to declare war on Britain Benedict Arnold: American loyalist turned traitor; sided with the British and became a spy because he was in debt and needed money from the British Lord Charles Cornwallis: British general; surrendered to American forces at the Battle of Yorktown which became the end of the Revolutionary War Nathan Hale: went over British lines as a spy and recovered important military information for the Americans; became captain of Continental Army Patrick Henry: led the militia to defend Virginia's gunpowder store from the British; elected governor of Virginia William Howe: became the Commander-in-Chief of the British Army; led the British Army to victory at the Battle of White Plains; took over Philadelphia at the Battle of Brandywine John Burgoyne: a British officer in the Revolutionary War, and was defeated while trying to put into action a risky plan of invading the colonies by way of Canada Thomas Gage: British general during the war; was in the battle of Lexington/Concord Paul Revere: patriot during the War; warned the minutemen that the British were coming before the Battle of Lexington/Concord
Key People
General George Washington: Lost New York City to the British; Led the Americans to victory in both the Battle of Trenton and the Battle of Princeton; First president of the United States; General of the Continental Army
John Adams: Made speeches about independence from Britain during the Second Continental Congress; convinced Congress to declare war on Britain
Benedict Arnold: American loyalist turned traitor; sided with the British and became a spy because he was in debt and needed money from the British
Lord Charles Cornwallis: British general; surrendered to American forces at the Battle of Yorktown which became the end of the Revolutionary War
Nathan Hale: went over British lines as a spy and recovered important military information for the Americans; became captain of Continental Army
Patrick Henry: led the militia to defend Virginia's gunpowder store from the British; elected governor of Virginia
William Howe: became the Commander-in-Chief of the British Army; led the British Army to victory at the Battle of White Plains; took over Philadelphia at the Battle of Brandywine
John Burgoyne: a British officer in the Revolutionary War, and was defeated while trying to put into action a risky plan of invading the colonies by way of Canada
Thomas Gage: British general during the war; was in the battle of Lexington/Concord
Paul Revere: patriot during the War; warned the minutemen that the British were coming before the Battle of Lexington/Concord